New Hampshire Library Association - NHLA

I am pleased to announce that the NHLA Executive Board at its February meeting moved to donate $3,000 to the Kids, Books and the Arts 2009 Project. This is the second year that NHLA has donated money to the project. Kids, Books and the Arts is a project of the New Hampshire State Library in cooperation with CHILIS. The objectives of the project are to 1) encourage arts programming in communities that have offered limited or no arts programs, 2) introduce library audiences to a variety of art forms, 3) encourage artists to adapt their art form to a thematic program of interest to children, and 4) strengthen the partnership between the arts community and public libraries.

To learn more about this terrific program and to learn how to apply for a Kids, Books and the Arts grant, visit this page, http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/librarians/kids_books.html, in the New Hampshire State Library website.

If you aren't a children's librarian at a public library, please be sure to contact a children's librarian at your local public library and make sure that she/he is aware of this program.

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The New Hampshire Library Association welcomes librarians from libraries of all types and sizes in New Hampshire and surrounding areas to the 2009 Annual Spring Conference on May 19th and 20th in Bartlett, NH at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center.

Check out the Spring Conference website for more information including program schedules and descriptions, accommodations, and vendor and registration information. 

Please note: The website will continue to be updated as new information is made available, including the forthcoming registration form and instructions.

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Bedford P.L. hosts one of the Three Cups of Tea kits, which is in VERY high demand at this time.  Emily Weiss tells me that the kit is booked through the fall and she is refusing all NHU-PAC requests.  But, she also wants to add requesting libraries to her holds list if they want to be added, so, this requires her following up on the refused request.  This is quite a bit of extra work, so she is asking that those who wish to borrow the kit to contact her directly, and to NOT go through the NHU-PAC at this time.

Emily asked the RTG committee if it has another way of handling requests.  Good question.  We believe the system as it has been set up works for most, BUT, we are open to discussing the issue.  We have arranged to have a slot at the upcoming NHLA spring conference to meet with librarians to discuss RTG problems and solutions.  Information will be forthcoming.  If you are not able to partake in our discussion, please send your questions/concerns/comments directly to me:

Diane Mayr

Windham/Nesmith L.

dmayr@library.windham.nh.us

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